On 01/07/2018, Saudi Arabia’s Water & Electricity Company (WEC) received five bids for the Rabigh-3 IWP. Once, the project constructed, the Desalination plant will have a capacity of 600,000 cubic metres a day.
1. FCC Aqualia S.A, HAACO, NESMA, COBRA
2. VEOLIA, MARAFIQ, AMMWAL, Advance Water Technology
3. Valoriza Gestion S.A.U, Al Jomaih Holding Co, Al Blagha Holding for Investments Co
4. Marubeni, Acciona, Abdul Latif Jameel, Rawafid
5. ACWA Power
The Rabigh-3 IWP Plant will be located south of Rabigh, on the Red Sea Coast, approximately 150 km north of Jeddah. The Plant is designed using Reverse Osmosis seawater desalination technology to produce the potable water.
WEC is being advised by:
- Banque Saudi Fransi as Lead and Financial Adviser
- Alderbook Finance as Co-Financial Adviser
- DLA Piper Middle East LLP as Legal Adviser
- Fichnter GmbH & Co. KG as Technical Adviser